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Workshop on “Countering the Financing of Terrorism and the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction” in Bangladesh

Dhaka, 21 March (NsNewsWire)– Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organized a 02-day National Workshop on “Countering the Financing of Terrorism and the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction” in Dhaka on 21-22 March 2018. Mr. Md. Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary inaugurated the workshop today at the UNCLOS Conference Room of […]

Meeting between Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali, MP and. Iwao Horii, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

DHAKA, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh sought support of Japan for a peaceful solution of the protracted Rohingya crisis by safe return of Rohingyas to Myanmar. Bangladesh appreciated Japanese emergency assistance to support the displaced people of Rakhine State of Myanmar who took shelter in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali told this when visiting Japanese […]

Samsung tops Bangladeshi smartphone market: reports BMPIA

DHAKA, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — The competition among smartphone brands is rising higher. A recent report by Bangladesh Mobile Phone Importers Association (BMPIA) reveals that Samsung is on top of the list of highest selling smartphones in Bangladesh. According to the report, 34.4 million units of mobile phones have been brought into the country in […]

Robi- 10 Minute School wins second YouTube Silver Play Button

DHAKA, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — The country’s largest online school, Robi-10 Minute School, has become the first online educational platform of Bangladesh to be awarded with a second ‘Silver Play’ button by YouTube. The award came as a recognition for surpassing 100,000 subscribers on its YouTube channel ’10 Minute School Live”. Robi- 10 Minute School […]

First ever Robotics Competition for Colleges starts

DHAKA, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — First ever Robotics competition for the college students of Bangladesh started from today. The competition is organized by Japan education technology company Venturas Ltd and supported by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Embassy of Japan, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and ICT Ministry. Today’s workshop was arranged for college students […]

Chinese consortium wins contract for Bangladesh’s power project

DHAKA , March 21 (NsNewsWire) — A consortium that includes China National Technical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIC) and China National Corp. for Overseas Economic Cooperation (CCOEC) has been awarded a contract for a Bangladesh power plant, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL) on Tuesday signed an engineering, procurement and construction […]

Special address by High Commissioner of India Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla at the concluding session of “BIMSTEC at its 20: Towards a Bay of Bengal Community”

DHAKA, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — Special address by High Commissioner of India Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla at the concluding session of “BIMSTEC at its 20: Towards a Bay of Bengal Community”, Dhaka (March 20, 2018): “His Excellency Dr. Gowher Rizvi, Hon’ble Adviser to Hon’ble Prime Minister on International Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office, His Excellency Ambassador […]

Bangladesh Embassy in Rome observed the 98th Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children

ROME, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — On 17 March 2018, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Rome celebrated the 98th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day 2018 with due festivity through holding a lively, spontaneous and colourful programme for Bangladeshi expatriate children and their families. Events of […]

World’s MPs to tackle global migration reforms and refugee protection

Geneva, March 20 (NsNewsWire) — Parliamentarians from over 137 countries will seek to identify and agree upon parliamentary inputs to the UN-led reforms on the rights and protection of migrants and refugees. Nearly 258 million people – about 3.4 per cent of the world’s population – are living outside their countries of birth. In 2016, UN […]